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To produce flowers and develop beautiful foliage, aquatic plants need food. These tablets contain the necessary nutrients and trace elements and can be conveniently placed in the soil of the plant for slow release and will keep your plants blooming all season long.

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Organic Slow Release Fertilizer - Easy and safe to use, made from heat treated bio-solids and full of minerals and nutrients for your garden or lawn. The small pellets will slow release for 12-16 weeks. Can be used without water and will not burn either roots or foliage. N6 P2 K0.4 trace elements.

This fantastic product is a must have for organic gardeners. It can be used safely on any plants that like fertilizer and is so easy to use on the lawn as it doesn't have to be watered in. The bio-solids are heated treated to 600 degrees ensuring they are weed and pathogen free. Bio Boost will feed your garden, add organic matter and as it binds to the soil waiting for plant up-take it will not leach into waterways. Eco-friendly. Suitable for plants being newly planted.

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aka Yoyo

'Snow in Summer' AKA Yoyo is so named as the tiny silver grey leaves are smothered in star-shaped white flowers throughout the summer. A sweet little perennial which is perfect to cascade over walls and hot dry banks. Quite vigorous and hardy. Evergreen.

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Daltons premium quality nutrient enriched compost. Stimulates microbial and earthworm activity to enhance the availability of nutrients to plants. The added gypsum provides extra calcium and improves drainage. Use to produce bigger and healthier crops.

3 months mini prill fertiliser, trace elements, wetting agent, natural gypsum and coco fibre.

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aka Sand Dune Coprosma

NZ Native. This form was discovered on cliffs near Hawera. It is a ground hugging native that forms a tight mat of small narrow olive green leaves. Excellent landscape plant for covering large areas of ground. Hardy, tolerant of cold and wind. Evergreen.

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Native. A great little shrub with glossy dark red foliage that looks good all year round. Use for contrast planting in the shrubbery or as a hedge with a difference. Loves to be clipped. Will grow in sun or light shade, tolerates coastal conditions and light frost. Evergreen. PVR

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aka Mirror Plant

An attractive NZ Native, foliage shrub with small glossy leaves in shades of lemon, lime and green. The colour will intensify in winter. Use as a back-ground plant or for hedging. Easy to grow in most conditions but needs protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. PVR SHM252.

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aka Coprosma

Native. A tough little native plant that is a useful ground-cover for large areas or difficult sites. Dainty dark green foliage, inconspicuous flowers that are sometimes followed by little blue berries. Hardy and easy to grow. Evergreen.

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aka Ake Ake

Native. Ake Ake. A no fuss evergreen foliage shrub that can be used for hedging or background planting. The slightly wavy leaves are shaded purple and bronze and will have better colour if not over-fed or pampered. Will grow just about anywhere except full shade. Evergreen.

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aka Ake Ake

Native. Ake Ake. A useful background or foliage shrub that can be used for screening or hedging. The light green leaves have wavy margins. Fast growing, hardy and adaptable. Tolerates some clipping and will grow just about anywhere but full shade. Evergreen.

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Daltons Premium Garden Mix is a natural blend of organic ingredients for use as a soil conditioner, garden booster or planter mix. It is also ideal for rose planting and is used by professional rose growers and local bodies throughout New Zealand.

Blended from 100% weed-free materials, Daltons Premium Garden Mix is perfect for all gardens

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aka Zonal Geranium

Featuring stunning deep mahogany foliage topped with contrasting bright pink blooms, Geranium Chocolate Pink is a plant to feature in your garden. These versatile plants are easy to grow in pots and enjoy full sun with good drainage. Perfect in pots or planters.

The world famous PAC range of Pelargonium have been bred for improved disease resistance, bigger blooms and a longer flowering period

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A New Zealand native. Semi-aquatic plant with reddish brown stems and bright green leaves. White small trumpet-like flowers. The plants can grow in water submerged up to 1m or as a margin plant. Prefers semi-shaded area. Tolerates cool temperatures if sheltered. Perennial.

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Bred by Jack Hobbs from the Auckland Botanical Gardens this is a tolerant little Hebe with delightful bright pink flowers that smother the stems from early summer. Dainty small leaves that clip well - makes a tidy low hedge. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Very easy care. Evergreen.

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aka Blue Oat Grass

Blue Oat Grass. Highly desirable perennial 'grass' that has arching, blue-grey, needles of foliage that form a robust clump. Panicles of cream 'oat' like flowers appear in summer. Hardy and easy to grow as long as your soil is well drained. Looks great as an edging or mass planted. Evergreen.

Though this is generally a neat and tidy 'grass' it can be sheared back to encourage new growth if it starts to look a bit scruffy. This is usually done in late winter - just before spring.

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aka Spreading Guinea Flower

Spreading Guinea Flower. A prostrate and spreading groundcover shrub with yellow flowers in autumn and spring. Grows best in full sun and well drained soil. Ideal for coastal gardens. Perennial.

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. One of our favourite Hydrangeas. Gorgeous large white flower heads that open from soft lime green buds. Lovely to pick. Best planted in dappled light in soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Deciduous.

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aka Bay Tree

This is a top 10 shrub which not only looks good it tastes good as well! The leathery dark green foliage is highly aromatic and popular for cooking. This same foliage clips extremely well making the 'Bay' perfect for hedging and topiary work. Presented here as a standard. Easy to grow. Evergreen.

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aka Spanish Lavender

Lavandula. A unique Spanish variety of Lavender found growing in NZ. The light green-grey foliage has an aromatic Lemon scent, this is topped off with large yellow-green flower heads that appear in spring. Loves a hot sunny well drained position. Trim after flowering. Evergreen. PVR.

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aka Spanish Lavender

Lavandula. Bred in Nelson this striking Lavender has an interesting colour combination of deep purple and soft lemon. The grey-green foliage is aromatic and in spring-summer the purple flower heads appear topped off with large 'wings' of pale lemon yellow. Loves the sun and good drainage. Evergreen.

Lightly trim after flowering and side dress with a little lime annually for best results.

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aka Chrysanthemum Sparkles

A top performing perennial with attractive silver green dissected foliage topped off with fresh white daisy flowers with a cheerful yellow centre. With regular dead heading 'Sparkles' will flower from spring to autumn. Happy in the sun with protection from harsh frost. Perennial.

'Sparkles' is also happy in coastal gardens and will even tolerate dry spells making it a perfect choice for containers and baskets. NB This does not mean that you can forget to water it entirely though, like the rest of us a refreshing drink is appreciated from time to time.

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A natural seaweed thats NZ sourced and sustainably harvested. Liquid seaweed concentrate its easy to use on flower and vegetable gardens, trees,shrubs and the lawn. Use it when transplanting seedlings or on established gardens. Reduces transplant shock.

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Daltons premium potting mix is perfect for both indoor and outdoor container plants. Contains a full blend of fertilisers including controlled release fertiliser and a wetting agent for improved plant growth and vigour. Feeds plants for up to ten months.

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aka Tool Secateur 130DX

A tough handy secateur. Fits a smaller hand. Has a light coil spring causing less hand fatique. Very high quality cutting. A perfect gardening companion in the garden.

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aka Tool Secateur ARS VS-8Z 22mm cut

Made in Japan using the most up to date design and technology to bring you the highest quality professional bypass secateurs. PVC handles to allow comfort and good control. Replaceable hard chrome blades. Thermal treatment of high quality steel ensures the sharpest edge. The unique single handed squeeze to unlock system is simple, convenient and easy to use.

The VS-8Z secateurs have shorter handles making them perfect for smaller hands and are capable of cutting material with a diameter of 22mm.

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aka Tool Secateur ARS VS-9Z 25mm

Made in Japan using the most up to date design and technology to bring you the highest quality professional bypass secateurs. PVC handles to allow comfort and good control. Replaceable hard chrome blades. Thermal treatment of high quality steel ensures the sharpest edge. The unique single handed squeeze to unlock system is simple, convenient and easy to use.

The VS-9Z secateurs have longer handles for larger hands and are capable of cutting material with a diameter of 25mm.